Labour have won all four by-elections to Greenwich Council, retaining their seats in Kidbrooke with Hornfair, Greenwich West, Shooters Hill and Glyndon wards, while Len Duvall has been elected London Assembly member for Greenwich and Lewisham for a sixth time. The council results mean Labour returns to having 42 seats on the council, with nine […]
May 2021
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Greenwich Council puts brakes on low-traffic scheme in Eltham’s Page Estate
Plans to stop through traffic from driving through the Page Estate in Eltham have been dropped by Greenwich Council after protests from drivers. Greenwich and Transport for London had planned to place cameras on Eltham Green Road, which is due to become part of a cycle route between Eltham High Street and Greenwich Park – […]
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Kevin Clarke: Lewisham mayor backs new memorial to man who died after police restraint
Lewisham’s elected mayor Damien Egan says he supports a new memorial to a black man who died after being restrained by police in Catford three years ago. Kevin Clarke, who had schizophrenia, died in March 2018 after being restrained by officers in the playing fields of St Dunstan’s College. Southwark Coroner’s Court heard last year that […]
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Macbean Street: Greenwich councillors throw out plans for 595 rented flats in Woolwich
Greenwich councillors unanimously threw out plans for 595 flats on a derelict site in Woolwich town centre last night – condemning it as too high, too dense, and with not enough “affordable” housing. All seven members of Greenwich’s planning board rejected Legal & General’s proposals to build build five blocks of up to 22 storeys […]
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Glyndon by-election: ‘Anti-sleaze’ Starmer visits ward where Labour councillor was convicted of fraud
Sir Keir Starmer pledged to help clean up British politics hours before campaigning in a by-election caused by the resignation of a Labour councillor convicted of housing fraud, it has emerged. The Labour leader visited the Polthorne estate in Plumstead with London mayor Sadiq Khan on Monday, pressing voters to endorse Labour in tomorrow’s Glyndon […]
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Glyndon by-election: Candidate blocked from addressing councillors on HMOs
A residents’ group representative was blocked at the last minute from speaking in a Greenwich Council meeting because he is standing in a by-election this week. Stewart Christie, of the Positive Plumstead Project, was due to address a scrutiny panel discussion about houses of multiple occupation, but was told shortly before Tuesday’s meeting that he […]
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